[Dr. Sivana]

This gangbanger had just murdered someone a short time previously.

Citing police statements, the father's lawsuit says that Murietta Golding was wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting one day earlier that had caused a fatal car crash.

The 16-year-old in this case was involved in the homicide with his brother and the brother was later arrested and pled guilty,

So the homicide was not caused by the shooting, and it is not clear if the brother who already pled guilty was the shooter.

[kaehurowing]

Police Chief Andrew Hall:

“The City of Fresno has a policy not to comment on pending litigation, however in this case I feel it is necessary to make an exception.

I would like to ask the public not to rush to judgement. The video released yesterday is an officer involved shooting that occurred over 2 years ago. The use of lethal force in this case occurred while officers were investigating a homicide. The 16-year-old in this case was involved in the homicide with his brother and the brother was later arrested and pled guilty.

The video represents a different vantage point and was not what the pursuing officers could see. The 16 year-old was also known to carry firearms and had jumped a fence into a child daycare center.

The officer involved shooting was investigated by the Fresno Police Department ‘s Internal Affairs Bureau, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office and the City of Fresno’s Office of Independent Review. All three reviews concluded that the use of lethal force was justified.

The ongoing judicial processes will take into consideration all of the factors involved in this officer involved shooting.”